Skjervøy Church | |
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Skjervøy kirke | |
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Coordinates: 70°02′10″N 20°58′40″E / 70.0360°N 20.9779°E | |
Location | Skjervøy, Troms |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
Architecture | |
Status | Parish church |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Hans Michelsen |
Completed | 1728 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 225 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Parish | Skjervøy |
Deanery | Nord-Troms prosti |
Diocese | Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland |
Skjervøy Church (Norwegian: Skjervøy kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Skjervøy in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skjervøy on the island of Skjervøya. The church is part of the Skjervøy parish in the Nord-Troms deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white wooden church is the oldest wooden church in Nord-Hålogaland diocese, and so it is a protected historical building. The church was built in 1728 to replace an older church. It seats about 225 people.